Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Europe
China
Types
Avena sativa
Ginkgo biloba
Number of Varieties
-1
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms
Deciduous forests, Wild, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
9-3
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Orange, Light Yellow, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Bi-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Spores, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Abdominal pain, Nausea, Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, anti-allergy, anti-inflammatory, Blood anti-coagulant, Diabetes
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Can be made into a herbal tea, Condiment, Cosmetics, Medicinal oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
AVENA sativa
GINKGO biloba 'Chi-chi'
Common Name
Oat
Ginkgo
In Hindi
जई
बालकुवारी
In German
Haferpflanze
Tempelbaum, Ginkgobaum
In French
Plantes d'avoine
Arbre sacré des temples d'Asie, Arbre aux mille écus
In Spanish
planta de avena
Gingo, Árbol de oro
In Greek
φυτό βρώμη
Γιγκο, Γκίνγκο
In Portuguese
aveia planta
Nogueira-do-Japão
In Polish
Owies roślin
Miłorząb chiński, Miłorząb dwudzielny
In Latin
Oat plant
Gingko
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Ginkgophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Ginkgoopsida
Order
Poales
Ginkgoales
Family
Poaceae
Ginkgoaceae
Genus
Avena
Ginkgo
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Cycad
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
-40
1
27800
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